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social-auth-core: VK App backend accepts unsigned callback data when auth_key is missing

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

Python Social Auth is a social authentication/registration mechanism. Prior to version 5.0.0, the `vk-app` backend accepted VK application callback data without verifying the callback signature when the `auth_key` parameter was omitted. Applications using this backend could treat unsigned attacker-controlled data as a verified VK identity. An attacker could choose callback fields such as `viewer_id`, `access_token`, `api_id`, and `api_result`, potentially allowing authentication as an arbitrary VK user ID. The issue affects only applications using the `vk-app` backend. The issue has been fixed in version 5.0.0 by requiring `auth_key` to be present and valid before callback data is trusted.

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CVE-2026-57178

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Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-57178

social-core

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[
  {
    "vendor": "python-social-auth",
    "product": "social-core",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "< 5.0.0"
      }
    ]
  }
]
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CVE-2026-57178

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#3263 · Revision 1
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